Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

24 April 2025

 

FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.	KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:			Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this form relates:			AVIVA PLC
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an  offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of  offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:			23 Apr 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
2.	POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree  to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				32 17/19p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				12,220,960	0.46%	16,335,351	0.61%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				15,235,894	0.57%	10,001,395	0.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	225,370	0.01%
TOTAL:				27,456,854	1.03%	26,562,116	0.99%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and  other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to  which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights  concerned and relevant percentages:
3.	DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	464,353	5.3937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	437,749	5.3940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	224,567	5.3932  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181,502	5.4109  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144,897	5.4018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100,414	5.3951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68,018	5.3929  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	51,525	5.4071  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46,304	5.3931  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	45,322	5.3884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	32,097	5.3977  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30,625	5.3869  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30,000	5.3765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28,005	5.3917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	25,820	5.3806  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23,112	5.4002  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18,733	5.3800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17,672	5.4049  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,623	5.3773  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,015	5.3939  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,001	5.3885  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,504	5.3971  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,288	5.3923  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	13,695	5.3686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,174	5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,162	5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,891	5.4027  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,808	5.3830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,784	5.3845  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,381	5.3957  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,326	5.4046  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,231	5.3975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,546	5.3987  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,210	5.4300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,885	5.3859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,469	5.3803  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,158	5.3759  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,621	5.3648  GBP
ADR	Purchase	2,778	14.4350  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,443	5.3893  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,171	5.4079  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,819	5.3832  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,667	5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,631	5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,448	5.4191  GBP
ADR	Purchase	1,364	14.3811  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	5.3770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,164	5.3794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	924	5.4102  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	842	5.3848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	775	5.3880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	710	5.3868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	704	5.3870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	690	5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	690	5.3978  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	544	5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	528	5.3920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	523	5.3840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	500	5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	500	5.4312  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	491	5.4140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	426	5.3747  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	295	5.3944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	266	5.3943  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	114	5.3780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	666,366	5.3938  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	632,410	5.3940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	463,539	5.3945  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239,642	5.3860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	233,024	5.4017  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	201,888	5.3957  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	127,823	5.3917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	124,377	5.3951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	123,011	5.3950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	110,000	5.4012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	84,767	5.4092  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	69,982	5.3996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	69,090	5.3931  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59,449	5.3963  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	44,514	5.3936  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	35,483	5.4124  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22,363	5.3999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17,417	5.3921  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16,561	5.3914  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,091	5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,586	5.3880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,303	5.3972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,750	5.3790  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,487	5.4066  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,282	5.3886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,031	5.3962  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,925	5.4280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,508	5.4025  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,147	5.3720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,146	5.4013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,284	5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.3620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,990	5.3902  GBP
ADR	Sale	2,778	14.4350  USD
ADR	Sale	1,364	14.3811  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,244	5.3984  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,085	5.3828  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,018	5.4320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,016	5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	690	5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	663	5.3868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	523	5.4200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	491	5.4141  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	491	5.4140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	367	5.3786  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	210	5.4300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	114	5.3780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.3760  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7	5.3819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,032	5.3859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	663	5.3868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,282	5.3886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,342	5.3894  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	127,823	5.3917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	131,082	5.3928  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,892	5.3931  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	98,000	5.3936  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	84,518	5.3937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	374,475	5.3940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	123,011	5.3950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	201,888	5.3957  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	137,156	5.3959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	45,105	5.3962  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,303	5.3972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,363	5.3999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	110,000	5.4012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,146	5.4013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	233,024	5.4017  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,667	5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	856	5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,162	5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,000	5.3765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,436	5.3863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,061	5.3908  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,693	5.3925  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,223	5.3926  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,748	5.3938  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	164,170	5.3940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	266	5.3943  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	100,414	5.3951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,231	5.3975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	29,297	5.4018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,326	5.4046  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	37,322	5.4121  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,457	5.4126  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,448	5.4191  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	600	5.4213  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	500	5.3756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	731	5.3916  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	10,120	5.3979  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	600	5.3701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	2,140	5.3729  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	66,946	5.3882  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	21,444	5.3944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	2,226	5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	2,257	5.4283  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  applicable)
4.	OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,  formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal  or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party  to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or  derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between  the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:  (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or  (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which  any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				YES
Date of disclosure:				24 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.    KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				AVIVA PLC
2.    OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,796	5.3305	European	06-Jun-26
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,574	5.3176	European	05-Jun-26
3.    AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

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